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Huawei threatens to exit the US market amid spying accusations
Huawei, the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world - passing Ericsson in 2012 - has threatened to pull out of the US market amid what they say are unsubstantiated claims of spying for...
November Android distribution figures released – Kit Kat appears and Gingerbread drops
The start of a new month has brought us the latest figures for Android distribution and with the release of Kit Kat on the Nexus 5 and to other Nexus devices we can begin...
Galaxy Note 3 rumour wrap-up
Recent rumours suggested that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, which we reviewed last week, would be getting a few new colours, red and rose gold. Today Samsung has officially announced that not only would...
Nexus 5 Bumper Case: First Impressions
Geoff and myself have both recently purchased the official Nexus 5 Bumper Case so we have decided to collaborate on this one and provide our first impressions.
The Nexus 5 Bumper Case is a top...
VSCO Cam arriving on Android December 3rd(US Time)
After beginning Beta testing back in July, for HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 and S3 devices, popular iOS camera and photo editing App VSCO Cam will finally arrive in Google Play for distribution to...
Samsung India outs the new Galaxy S Duos 2 by accident
It seems Samsung India has beaten its parent company in announcing the Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 (GT-S7582), which is still yet to be officially launched.
The device, which has a price tag of Rs.10999...
Samsung Galaxy Trend available from Dick Smith, MobiCity and Telechoice
The Samsung Galaxy Trend (S7560), also known at the Galaxy Ace 2 internationally, is now available from Dick Smith, Telechoice and Mobicity, starting from $219.95.
The Galaxy Trend, which is likely aimed at the entry...
Rumour: Samsung to announce the Galaxy Grand Lite (GT-I9060) at MWC 2014
Rumours coming out of SamMobile suggest that Samsung is looking at announcing the Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite (GT-I9060) at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014.
According to one of the insiders, the Galaxy Grand Lite is...
Party in Sydney on New Years Eve with the official app!
Telstra and the City of Sydney council have launched an official Sydney New Years Eve app for Android and iOS devices.
The app is an update to the original 2012 version (that's last year, for...
Galaxy S4 OtterBox competition winners
For the last week we've been looking for some accident-prone Galaxy S4 owners to tell us just how accident prone their phones are. In return for their tales of woe, three lucky (or unlucky,...
Oppo N1 to go on-sale on December 10th through Mobicity and Oppostyle
The first hardware partner for the newly formed Cyanogen Inc was announced back in September, when Oppo announced their N1. While the generic retail edition of the phone will ship with Oppo's ColorOS version...
Modding The Nexus 5: The Current State of Affairs, Part 2
After my first piece on modding the Nexus 5 I thought I would leave the dust settle on the custom rom section before writing it. So here we are a week later and have...
Xposed for KitKat Loses its Beta Tag
With the release of the Nexus 5, I have been searching for options to give me all the features previously only available in custom ROMs. After many prodding and hinting from one of our...
PSA: Sydney analog TV switchoff is tomorrow, December 3
Tomorrow, December 3, Sydney joins most of the rest of Australia in switching to Digital-only television, marking the end of the analog TV era. With this switch, the Digital Switchover Taskforce estimates that some...
Nexus phones vulnerable to obscure SMS denial-of-service attack – here’s why you shouldn’t panic
It looks like an obscure SMS feature could be used to force a denial-of-service outcome on a range of Google Nexus handsets, including the recently released Nexus 5. The vulnerability — discovered by Dutch...